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  3. Starting a conversation is as easy for some people as eating and breathing. H

Starting a conversation is as easy for some people as eating and breathing. H

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问题    Starting a conversation is as easy for some people as eating and breathing. However, if you suffer from social anxiety disorder (SAD), a room full of strangers can be as frightening as moving to a foreign country. If the stranger that you are looking to start a conversation with is an authority figure, this just adds to your anxiety. Here are helpful tips when trying to start a conversation.
   Often the person you are trying to start a conversation【C1】______ will have some item of jewelry, an unusual shirt or maybe even a tattoo; something distinctive that tells a story about the【C2】______. Items like this give you a starting【C3】______ for conversation.
   After you receive a【C4】______, the key is to have something else to say that will give you a【C5】______ platform on which to build a conversation and a relationship. You need to think of a follow-up【C6】______ before you start. This is the key to building a conversation. Follow up with something personal that【C7】______ to the other person and that tells them something interesting about you.
   Try the old standby, "Haven’t I seen you somewhere before?"【C8】______ the right circumstances, this conversation starter can work. If you【C9】______ to someone, "You seem really familiar. Do I know you from somewhere?", it makes it very easy to start a conversation.
   All these help【C10】______ you to the person and keep the conversation moving: What high school did you【C11】______? Did you play an instrument? Where do you work? I’ve been to that Starbucks.
   As you go through the details of the other person’s life story, you should feel 【C12】______ to change subject. Remember, you don’t really want to find out if you’ve met before; you want to get to【C13】______ each other.
   One of the best ways to start a conversation is to make a funny【C14】______ about your surroundings. "Hey, doesn’t our instructor look like Harry Potter?" or, "Is the guy in the front row asleep?" The goal is not to be mean-spirited or judgmental, so be sure to 【C15】______ your comments light-hearted.
   Try to invite the other person in on the joke. "Where do you think he keeps his magic wand, in his briefcase?" or "Do you think he’s going to sleep through the whole class?" This 【C16】______ of starting a conversation can be risky. Humor is difficult with an audience whom you don’t know well. However, if you find【C17】______ that shares your sense of humor, chances are that it will be the start of a great friendship.
   Remember that any of these tricks is【C18】______ to fail some of the time. If you don’t get a positive response from somebody, there are always other people that you can approach. If you are【C19】______, you will find that over time it will get easier to speak with strangers. As you become more【C20】______ and at ease you won’t need to rely on tricks to start conversations. [br] 【C15】
选项 A、keep
B、take
C、maintain
D、remain
答案 A
解析    本题考点为词义辨析。
   (1)句式分析。
   原句是一个带有结果状语从句的复杂句。结果状语从句so be sure to______your comments…中，be sure to do sth．意为“务必做某事”，your comments作此处要填入的动词的宾语，light-hearted是宾语补足语。
(2)句意判断。
依据上下文，这句话意为“所以让你的评论保持轻松愉快”。
【知识拓展】(1)词汇拓展。
①与take有关的表达：to take a back seat处于次要地位；to take a dim view of对……不乐观，不赞成；to take a firm stand采取坚定立场；to take a grip／hold on／upon oneself沉住气，保持镇静；to take a hand in干预；to take after长得像；to take amiss误会；to take apart拆开；to take away拿走；to take back收回；to take back to使回想起；to take charge of负责处理；to take control of控制住；to take for granted想当然认为(会是某种情况)；to take into consideration加以考虑；to take in理解，领会；to take ill突然病倒；to take sth．hard为……难过；to take heart受到鼓舞；to take in hand从事(某工作)；to take into account考虑到。
②与maintain有关的表达：to maintain good relations保持友好关系；to maintain a family of 6养活六口之家；to maintain that…坚持说……。
③与remain有关的表达：to remain behind留下；to remain calm保持镇静；to remain valid until the end of the year有效期一直到年底。
④与keep有关的表达：to keep sth．clean／dry使某物保持干净／干燥；to keep sb．aware／amused使某人醒着／开心；to keep at坚持不懈地做某事；to keep after紧紧追赶；to keep a firm hold on牢牢控制；to keep abreast of跟上(发展)；to keep way from避开；to keep back隐瞒；to keep down控制，限制；to keep from隐瞒，瞒住；to keep in mind放在心里；to keep out of不牵扯进去；to keep to遵守；to keep up继续保持；to keep up appearance 维持场面，维持外表。
(4)语法拓展：复合宾语。
有些及物动词的宾语后需要一个补足成分句子才能完整，这种补足成分叫宾语补足语，用以说明宾语的行为、特征、状态、身份等。宾语及其补足语一起构成复合宾语。
e．g．I found him an interesting boy．
我发现他很有趣。
I saw her doing her homework when I went to the classroom．
我走进教室时，看到她正在写家庭作业。
His father did not allow him to go swimming in the river．
他父亲不允许他去河里游泳。
复合宾语主要有以下几种类型：①名词(或代词)+名词，②名词(或代词)+形容词，③名词(或代词)+副词或介词短语，④名词(或代词)+分词(或分词短语)，⑤名词(或代词)+不定式，⑥名词(或代词)+从句，⑦with+复合宾语。
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